Ketron: Liquor lobby will talk on wine-in-grocery bill

11:21 AM,
Mar. 8, 2013

Jim Davis/DNJ file State Sen. Bill Ketron and former Rutherford Democratic Party Chairman Jonathon Fagan (right) held a press conference in September of this year to defend the vote I.D. law while exposing that a current officer with the Rutherford County Democratic Party, Tony Pegel, voted while he was a convicted felon who had not yet restored his voting rights.

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Sam Stockard
The Daily News Journal

State Sen. Bill Ketron predicted today the liquor lobby would come to the table next week as his wine-in-grocery-stores bill advances through the Legislature.

"It's interesting to see how the dynamics are changing," Ketron said at the monthly Chamber of Commerce Capitol Connection breakfast. "People who thought it was killed are now kind of depressed."

Ketron said he would likely place amendments on the bill next week to allow liquor stores to sell items such as mixers and ice, lifting restrictions that prohibit them from selling anything other than wine, spirits and lottery tickets. ...